States’ Uphill Battle to Stop Runaway Health Care Costs

<p>One year of health insurance premiums for a family of four now costs as much as a car. Nine states are trying to lower those costs in an aggressive way - by holding hospitals and insurance companies accountable for high spending. In this episode we look to see if any of those efforts have bent the cost curve.</p><br><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=220887" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leemore Dafny,</a> PhD, Harvard University economist</p><p><a href="http://www.bailit-health.com/team/michael-bailit.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Bailit</a>, MBA President and Founder Bailit Health</p><p><a href="https://www.mass.gov/person/david-seltz-executive-director" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Seltz,</a> Executive Director Massachusetts Health Policy Commission</p><p><a href="https://hcfama.org/about/amy-resenthal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Rosenthal</a>, MPH, MPA Executive Director Health Care For All</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/02/09/states-uphill-battle-to-stop-runaway-health-care-costs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privac